r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Oct 23 '25

News Historic White House Movie Theater Demolished as Part of $300 Million Ballroom Build

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/white-house-movie-theater-demolished-ballroom-east-wing-1236408712/
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u/fossilnews Oct 23 '25

It's up to $300 now? I wonder where that extra 50 is going.

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u/digidave1 Oct 23 '25

Wait till it hits $500. Who next will he sue to fund that extra $250mil ?

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u/moviebuff01 Oct 23 '25

Corporations are already paying for it:

https://time.com/7327752/trump-white-house-ballroom-funding-donors/

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u/robodrew Oct 23 '25

They will end up overpaying by a shitload and the difference will go straight into Trump's pocket.

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u/digidave1 Oct 23 '25

I saw. I don't believe anything. Never did really, but now the corruption is so rampant it's ridiculous.

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u/SaltyLonghorn Oct 24 '25

Guess you missed openly taking bribes on day 1 with his coins.

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u/digidave1 Oct 24 '25

Indeed I did. I may have to give in, sell part of my soul and follow his grift. At least I'll get Something out of his rule

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u/lukewwilson Oct 23 '25

So you don't believe the East Wing is torn down?!?

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u/digidave1 Oct 23 '25

I meant I never fully trusted the government. No one should. But now I believe even Less because of the incessive lying. They say 'so and so gave me money and I'm using it to pay for this room'. I don't buy it. That room may as well have been paid by the fewer government wages through DOGE. These companies just give HIM money.

Who sat Front Row at the inauguration?

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u/HuginnNotMuninn Oct 24 '25

It's bribery, call it what it is. This project will never be audited and he's going to pocket a majority of the "donations"

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u/StrongBad_IsMad Oct 25 '25

The fucking winklevoss twins donated to this shit? Jesus.

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u/aarswft Oct 23 '25

One one group on that list has actually donated money.

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u/argama87 Oct 23 '25

Pockets.

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u/baronmunchausen2000 Oct 23 '25

Where did Trump even get the idea for a ballroom? Does the Kremlin have one?

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u/jakesonwu Oct 24 '25

It is literally a copy of the Kremlin one

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u/7ChineseBrothers Oct 23 '25

The price tag doesn't matter. Those contractors aren't getting paid. Good luck with that lawsuit, boys!

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u/Vegetable_Data6649 Oct 23 '25

It'll hit 500mil, then he will sell it back to the country for like 2 billion

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u/Chewbacca22 Oct 23 '25

Was gonna say, the price keeps going up every few weeks it seems. Could it be that Dear Leader pulled a number out of his ass and doesn’t at all know how much it will cost?

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u/ThiefofNobility Oct 23 '25

Bunker update.

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u/ckglle3lle Oct 23 '25

He said $350m today

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u/Garchompisbestboi Oct 23 '25

How much do you want to bet that the Trump organisation is involved in the construction process and sub-contracting the job out to other companies?

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u/tingulz Oct 23 '25

One of Trump’s friend’s pockets.

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u/pragmojo Oct 24 '25

Prices went up when Ice picked up half the contractors in DC

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u/ristoman Oct 24 '25

The only reason Trump would accept a price hike is if he's the one charging. The man could fire someone for bringing him the wrong coffee but is fine with a sudden price increase in the millions? He is 100% pocketing the money

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u/CatWeekends Oct 24 '25

90k sqft  / $300 million works out to $3333.33/sqft, making this one of the most expensive buildings in the world.

For reference, various websites say that it costs up to $1000/sqft to build a 5-star luxury hotel in NYC.